Course Description:
At the end of this course the student knows the types of diet used in the treatment of some chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes and the chronic diseases of the renal, liver, bones, and heart and arteries), and knows the factors that might help in getting these diseases (e.g. obesity, genetic, bad dietary habits and smoking). The practical part of the course includes hospital visits to be more familiar with the diet therapy of the diseases that covers in the theoretical part of the course.
Course Description:
At the end of this course the student knows the types of diet used in the treatment of some chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes and the chronic diseases of the renal, liver, bones, and heart and arteries), and knows the factors that might help in getting these diseases (e.g. obesity, genetic, bad dietary habits and smoking). The practical part of the course includes hospital visits to be more familiar with the diet therapy of the diseases that covers in the theoretical part of the course.
Course Description:
In this course the student learns the different methods for assessing nutritional status which cover dietary, anthropometric, biochemical and clinical assessment of the nutrition status. Also the course trains the student on the usage of new technology including dietary analysis software.